Volyn is an ancient Ukrainian land located in the center of Europe. This region attracts with the unique beauty of its nature, ancient architectural complexes, and various sights. The Volyn land is also rich in people - cultural figures, politicians, entrepreneurs and scientists who have a significant influence both in the region and in Ukraine as a whole.
Experts take the first step National rating of influence "Elite of Ukraine-2021" they unanimously gave the people's deputy and the businessman, the former head of the Volyn and Odesa Regional State Administrations Igor Palitsa. It is he who is considered the full master of the region. In addition, Palitsa is a friend and associate of the oligarch Igor Kolomoiskyi. Palitsa is included in the Forbes list: with a fortune of 230 million dollars, he took 44th place. It is known that his family has a business in France, residences in Switzerland and ski resorts in Austria.
The second place was taken by the mayor of Lutsk Ihor Polishchuk, who until 2017 worked as the chief legal advisor of the Ihor Palitsa fund of the first rung of our rating "Only together". In politics - since 2015. Before his position, he was also a deputy of the city council, secretary and adviser to the mayor. He has held the position of mayor since November 2020.
The top three most influential people in Volyn also include one of the richest people in Volyn, a major businessman and philanthropist Serhiy Kovalchuk. He is also called the "oil tycoon" of Volyn. Kovalchuk's main asset is the network of gas stations "Ukr-Petrol", which has about a hundred facilities. In addition, he owns several sugar factories, a bakery, as well as a confectionery factory, purchased in 2006. Now lives in the city of Volodymyr-Volynskyi. At the same time, in 2013, he was accused of tax evasion and owed UAH 650. Frightened by prison, he returned the money to the state, and also paid all taxes and fines in the amount of 980 hryvnias.
Lydia Yelova, director of the finance, budget and audit department of the Lutsk City Council, came in 4th place. The entire city budget passes through her hands. She signs the orders to allocate funds to whom and for what. She has held this position for 12 years.
The secretary of the Lutsk City Council also made it into the top five most influential people in Volyn Yuriy Bezpyatko. He assumed the position on December 1, 2020. Prior to that, he worked as an adviser to the city mayor, advertising and marketing manager of the editorial office of the newspaper "Volyn" and the advertising and information agency "Nash Chas".
The sixth step was taken by a deputy of the Lutsk City Council, director of the Lutsk Primary Medical Care Center Igor Hnetnev. The head of the Svoboda faction in the regional council, former people's deputy, head of the permanent commission on parliamentary activities, local self-government, protection of human rights, legality, fight against crime and corruption took the 7th place Anatoly Vitiv. Since there are a lot of "libertarians" in Volyn, the politician has great influence in the region.
8th place went to the head of the regional prosecutor's office Viktor Tymchukin. He assumed the position in September 2020. Previously, he worked as a deputy prosecutor of the Chernivtsi region. In general, he has been working in the prosecutor's office for 23 years.
People's deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the XNUMXth convocation Igor Guz took 9th place. It is known that Guz was a participant in the "Ukraine without Kuchma" campaign that took place in Kyiv in March 2001. After that, he was detained by law enforcement officers and sentenced to 10 days of administrative arrest. Active participant of the Orange Revolution in 2004, its coordinator in Volyn. In the 3rd year of studies at VSU in 2002, he became the youngest member of the Lutsk City Council. He was also among the top three most responsible parliamentarians according to the monitoring of the Slovo i Dilo analytical portal.
The top ten is closed by the rector of Volyn National University named after Lesya Ukrainka Anatoly Tsos, who has an academic degree of Doctor of Sciences in physical education and sports.
The Volyn media owner of Channel 12 turned out to be the next Yuriy Rychuk, who has been working in journalism for 19 years. He is a successful media manager. Created several successful projects that are still working today. Among them: the online publications "Volyn24", "VolynPost", "Volyn Tabloid", the network of local sites "Rayon.in.ua". Currently, he is working on the development of the Internet publication "The First Channel of Social News".
In 12th place - the chief doctor of the KP "Lutsk City Clinical Hospital" Larisa Dukhnevich. Next in the ranking is one of the leaders of world cycling (mountain bike) in the cross-country discipline Yana Bilomoina, Volyn Exarch of the UGCC Josaphat Hoover, director of the city clinical maternity hospital Mykhailo Tokarchuk.
The last five most influential Volyn residents included:
— Honored doctor of Ukraine, vascular surgeon of the highest qualification category Oleksandr Dudar;
— Honored coach of Ukraine, former head coach and president of Lutsk "Volyn", chairman of the Football Federation of the Volyn region Vitaliy Kvartsyany;
— Rector of the Lutsk National Technical University Iryna Vakhovich;
— Volunteer, public activist Natalia Popova;
— Athlete-judoka, master of sports of Ukraine of international class Anastasia Turchyn.
